The Richland Hospital’s Emergency Medical Services
hosts seven large treatment areas.
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A two-bed major trauma room is used for code blues, heart
attacks, strokes, motor vehicle crashes, bike accidents, overdoses and other
major traumas.
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Patients suffering from abdominal pain, dehydration, fractures
or other incidents requiring major treatment utilize a two-bed major
treatment room.
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Three smaller exam rooms are used to treat patients suffering
from sore throats, earaches or other similar ailments.
The Richland Hospital Emergency Department is open 24
hours a day, 7 days a week and is staffed with a physician and nurses who
specialize in emergency medicine. Dr. Jerel Berres, Board Certified in
Emergency Medicine, is the Medical Services Director.
The staff
treats emergencies from inconvenient injuries and illnesses that interrupt
vacations to life-threatening incidents. With
state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment located near the department, X-rays
and laboratory work are processed quickly, allowing faster diagnosis and
treatment. Dr. Berres directs the medical care of patients in the Emergency
Room and he, also, governs the implementation of established ER and hospital
policies.
Patients needing emergency medical care are treated according to their
degree of acuity or seriousness, rather than arrival time, ensuring that
patients most in need of critical care receive prompt medical attention.
Should a patient need to be transported from our facility, the hospital has
access to emergency medical helicopter services via their helipad on the
roof of the hospital.
